Our Course Leaders

is known worldwide as a leading performance poet.  Jean has toured in the Caribbean, USA, Europe, Asia and Africa.  She is also a radio playwright and has worked as director and scriptwriter for theatre, television and film.  Her first novel was published in 2007.

has 3 contemporary crime novels set in Leicester published by Simon & Schuster, and a novella published by Five Leaves Press.  He wrote and produced the documentary ‘Yarn’, has written short prize-winning comedy for radio and screen and is currently writing a screenplay.

Born in New Zealand, John came to England in 1971 and works for Leicestershire Behaviour Support Team.  Poetry books published by Carcanet (seven including The Song Atlas, Star City and The Book with Twelve Tales).  Due in 2010, 40 Lies and Agraphia (2 ballad books).

www.johngallaspoetry.co.uk 

Winner of Daphne Du Maurier Literary Prize 2000 (then the largest short story prize in the world), and Central TV First Cut Award for film script writing.  His film Washing Strangers was broadcast on TV and shown at various film festivals in the UK and abroad.  Winner of Netherlands Worldwide Audio Books Competition 2008.  Many published short stories, articles and cartoon strips..

has had over 70 stories published in women’s magazines

Many commissioned features, travel pieces and profiles widely published in newspapers and magazines from popular to commercial press.

.has written plays and radio stories and has had over 100 short stories published in small press and commercial magazines.  She has won or been short-listed in several national and international short story competitions.

Started her writing career at Leicester Adult Education College.  She has published books for 6-10 year olds with Oxford University Press and Random House.  She is currently finishing the final draft of a teen historical novel for Walker Books.  In her spare time she is a primary school teacher.